SUNY New Paltz MFA: Dream Big Without Crushing Debt

We take our mission as a public university seriously and are committed to finding ways to provide opportunities for all students. At SUNY New Paltz, 90% of students receive paid assistantships, scholarships, and tuition waivers. All accepted out-of-state and international graduate MFA students receive a scholarship, waiving out-of-state tuition. For those interested in teaching at the collegiate level, our program offers competitive paid teaching appointments which include a partial tuition waiver, stipends, and health insurance. Our students go on to successful careers as artists, educators, and arts administrators.

Just 90 minutes north of New York City in the historic Hudson River Valley, our nationally accredited MFA programs provide access to cutting-edge artists, historians, critics, and curators. The intensive and selective two-year MFA program includes concentrations in Ceramics, Painting and Drawing, Photography and Related Media, Printmaking, Metal, and Sculpture. Our comprehensive facilities include over 150,000 square feet of research and production space as well as the world-class Dorsky Museum of Art.

The Art Department faculty members are dedicated teachers and practicing artists with significant national reputations. SUNY New Paltz is regularly included among U.S. News and World Report’s list of best schools in the Northeast and is ranked in the top 20 MFA programs in the US by Best Value Schools. Emphasis is placed on disciplinary rigor and interdisciplinary scholarship guided by committed conceptual inquiry. Our graduate program is more than a collection of students, faculty, and facilities; we are a dynamic and diverse learning community engaged in and encouraging of authentic research, personal growth, and professionally sustainable art practice.

To learn more or to apply, visit newpaltz.edu.

If you have questions please contact Matthew Friday, MFA Coordinator, at fridaym@newpaltz.edu.